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Farmers could cut emissions while boosting production
2013-11-01 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Farmers could earn more and protect the environment by using technologies and practices that reduce the global warming gases that livestock emit, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report's five case studies suggest that the potential for mitigation is greatest among low-productivity ruminant producers in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. It found that raising livestock such as pigs, cattle and poultry generates climate-altering...
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